entranced by the sailor's image coming to life on the page (in the back

of a school jotter usually) with only a few deft scribbles. The celebrity

status accorded me, the adulation bestowed upon my exalted self, the

adoring awe in which I was held - it was almost intoxicating as I

strode heroically through the school corridors.

"Look!", cried lesser pupils as I passed, prostrating themselves
in obeisance, "Tis the Mighty Robson, he who is to be regarded asunto a god by we lowly mortals! All hail the Mighty Robson!" Even
teachers aligned themselves with the 'Cult of The Robson' as it came
to be known; I often used to hear them refer to me (in hushed tones
and from a respectful distance naturally) as "a bit of a cult!"

Well, okay - I might, perhaps, have indulged in the slightest bit

of hyperbole halfway through that little reminiscence, but only a
tad. The reality was pretty close to how I recall. (Cough!)

Anyway, I've continued to draw Popeye from time to time
over the years, and above is a picture I whipped up for someone-
or-other in the 1990s. DUNN KWIK is one of many pseudonyms
I use on occasion, the afore-mentioned being reserved for stuff
produced in a bit of a hurry. Still - not too shabby, is it?

11 comments:

That's a great Popeye picture, Kid - you're a really good artist. I loved drawing during my childhood years - I copied panels from my Marvel comics. I still doodle now 'though and I can still draw the apes from POTA :D

Thanks, CJ. Although when I look at it, I mainly see what needs improving. Interestingly, John Buscema claimed that he just couldn't draw Popeye, no matter how hard he tried. (Probably could 'though.) You still draw the apes from POTA? Aw, you're just monkeying around.

Of course I did, McS - what other word beginning with a 'c' would they be calling me? I'm universally loved, adored, and recognized as a brilliant writer, artist and wit. (I'm sure it was 'wit' - it certainly ended in 'it'.)

Ah, right, thanks for that. They must've changed their mind because it was on the IDW website and elsewhere that #12 was going to be the last issue. Unless they started it again and kept the numbering. Weren't they also doing a Popeye Classic comic featuring reprints? If so, could it be that one you're still getting?

Edit: Just checked - it's the classic comic that's still going. The one featured in the post ended with #12.

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About the artist:

From 1985 to 2000 A.D. (little joke there), I contributed to a variety of high profile comics and magazines for various companies.

For IPC/FLEETWAY/EGMONT, I freelanced as a lettering and logo artiston various weekly comics and monthly magazines, and also as a resize comic artistandspot illustratoron pocket books, summer specials and annuals.

ForMARVEL U.K., BLACK LIBRARY, REDAN and USBORNE BOOKS, I again freelanced as a lettering artist, also working as arestoration artistfor MARVEL U.S., restoring and re-creating certain pages of JACK KIRBY art for their MARVEL MASTERWORKS editions.

I also lettered the MARVELMAN sample pages submitted to MARVEL U.S. when they were considering acquiring the character, which - as we all now know - they DID.

Supplied comic strips, cartoons and illustrated advertisements for local business campaigns and newspaper publication on a professional basis since the age of 16. Did my first paid art job for publication at 14 or 15 for Lanarkshire Education Board.

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